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“Lilacs are May in essence.”

Quote by Jean Hersey

Book:The Shape of a Year

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The Shape of a Year

This book is a contemplative work that delves into the various facets of a year, examining the changes and experiences that accumulate over the course of twelve months. more

Author

Jean Hersey is a renowned author born in 1902. His works span various literary genres, including novels, poetry, and drama. Hersey is known for his profound insights and rich imagination, with his writings often exploring the complexities of human nature and the injustices of society. more

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“A flower is a daisy chain, a graduation, a valentine; a flower is New Year's Eve and an orchid in your hair; a flower is a single geranium blooming in a tin can on a murky city fire-escape; an acre of roses at the Botanical Gardens; and the first gold crocus of spring! ... a flower is a birth, a wedding, a leaving of this life.”

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“In July everybody you telephone is somewhere else - either on the beach or on vacation, and half the time you're somewhere else too.”

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“July is hollyhocks and hammocks, fireworks and vacations, hot and steamy weather, cool and refreshing swims, beach picnics, and vegetables all out of the garden - first sweet corn on the cob dripping with butter, first tomatoes dead ripe and sunwarm, string beans, squash, crisp cucumbers. July can also be hard and shiny, brassy and sharp. Some days are like copper pennies in the sunlight.”

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“My prayer for the new year is that I may have the courage and the stamina to let Life happen to me, to accept its joys and successes, and to take in stride the learning that stretches us and the growing pains. Perhaps, to put it simply, my wish for the New Year is: may we love more, live more, laugh more. And so may you!”

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